Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-10
State News.
ANDRosCoaGN.

ANDRoscoeGN.
As the engine was about to back up to the
six o'clock local train at the Maine State
Fair grounds, Lewiston, Thursday night, a
horse drawing double carriage containing q
half dozen ladies. dropped right down on the
track between the engine and the cars. He
wouldn't get up till he was embarrassed, when
he was led away. Spectators held their
breath 10 suspense tor a moment, expecting
casualty.
ARoosTooK.
T. A. Fisher, the well-known potato buyer
of Fort Fairfield, is in Caribou and is erecting
large two-story potato house, 40x5l, near
the station. Mr.. Fisher will have a potato
house second to none in that section, and will
bay potatoes in Caribou and Fort Fairfield,
spending half of his time in each place.
Mrs. Sarah Hart, of Caribou, recently met
with singular accident. She stopped over
to look into the oven of her cook-stove. and
when attempting to regain her position, the
sharp end of broken handle of q stew pan
penetrated her eye, and, it is feared de-
stroyed the sight. She has gone to Portland
to consult an occulist.
FRANKLIN.
Miss Nora Russell, of Wilton, who gradu-
ated from Bates College the last commence
ment, has engaged to teach the coming year in
college fitting school in Norfolk, Conn. Miss
Russell is a young lody of superior abilities
and high attainments.
Mr.. A. W. Farmer a prominent citizen of
Temple met with a terrible accident Sstur-
day the 3D. He started for Harrington with
his horse and gig and had proceeded but
about go or 80 rode from home when his
horse fell throwing Mr.. Farmer with great
force to the ground. He soon recovered his
senses and hallooed for help. Parties heard
him but did not think of any one being in
distress and he was allowed to lie there in
hearing of home until evening when his son
found and took him home. His physicians
say he is very badly hure. his body and
limbs being paralyzed.
Stephen Barker of New Vineyard has the
pleasure of meeting his brother William
Barker of Sacramento, CAL, whom he had
not seen for SO years. Both are over 20
years of age and for many years Stephen
Barker had considered his brother dead.
KENNEBEc.
The Waterville Electric Light Company
have offered to sell their plant to the village
for $50. OOO-The citizens are subscribing
generously for the benefit of George Bushley,
who was seriously injured by q kick from q
horse 1.-Two Fairfield young men came to
this village with nice top buggy and good
horse. They got drunk, stove up the buggy,
injured the horse, and after visit to the
police station interviewed Judge Stewart,
paying dearly for their "fun."-The horse of
Frank Wiltshire, valued at $500, died on The
road to Lewiston.
The condition of North Vassalboro is pit
liable indeed. What few people there are in
Ill Ii rtat To vn
away before snow comes. There are but few
families but what are dependent upon the mill
for their support, and there is no encourage
ment that their labor will be wanted at pres.
ent This is certainly one of the most siugu-
lar cases that is on record, where flourish
ing village like this has become almost
depopulated and wooden mill of this capac-
ity cleaned out of every dollars worth of
stock, or yard of cloth: so writes a CORES
pendent to the Sentinel.
The Freshman class of Colby numbers "a,
nine of whom are ladies. The term COM
menced there Thursday and the students are
nearly all back at work. Thursday night the
railroad platforms at Waterville were crowd
ed at the incoming of every train with
students greeting the new arrivals.
PENoBsCoT.
The Bangor Commercial of Thursday says
Mrs. Charles Gould, lady of about 60 years,
who lives on Essex street, met with an acci-
dent a few evenings since that came near
resulting seriously. She had lamp in her
hand and had stepped into a chair to adjust a
curtain, and when in the act of stepping
down, her foot caught in some way so that
she fell backw DIS, and struck her head upon
the lamp, cutting severe cash from which
the blood flowed profusely, and before it vas
stopped she was so weak and low that it was
feared she would not live through the night
We are glad to announce that she is out of
danger now. however. Being of somewhat
frail constitution, her Injuries were more
serious than they might have been otherwise.
An attempt was made Monday night to
burn large house in Etna, slonging to ii.
c. Friend, Esq, and which was occupied BY
two families The wood shed in the rear of
the house was entered by parties and the wood
and shavings saturated with kerosene
and lighted. At 4 A. NJ, Tuesday, some of
the occupants of the house smelled smoke
and went out to investigate. They found a
big hole burned in the back of the shed and
the fire was blazing up briskly. 1t was at
once extinguished. 1t is thought that the
progress Of the flames was hindered by some
wet wool in the shed and they had only been
burning for q short time. Otherwise the
building mnst have been destroyed. The
structure was old but very large and it would
have been great loss to the owner and en-
iangered the lives of the occupants had it
been burned. There is no clue to the incen-
aries.
SAGADAHoC.
City Marshal Croker of Bath has resigned.
The iremen are succeeding very we'll in
obtaining funds for the muster. Owing to a
misunderstanding in the bargain, it is proba-
BILE that the Sasanoa will not be sold.-The
Bath hackmen have been given stand and
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